Registration for our “Capturing the Faces & Voices of Mom-and-Pop Storefronts” workshop is now fully booked!

 Waitlist via Eventbrite.com (see link in bio) for our “Capturing the Faces & Voices of Mom-and-Pop Storefronts”- a photography, social media, and oral history workshop focusing on the cultural significance of neighborhood stores and the impact they have on the pulse, life, and texture of their communities.

The workshops culminate in both online (website and dedicated Instagram page) and public exhibitions of participants’ work at The Theater for The New City Gallery in the East Village.  The workshops teach how photography, social media, and oral history can be tools for public awareness and advocacy.

Participants will learn to create their own powerful photographs of neighborhood storefronts as well as record oral histories with shop owners, which communicate artistically and are insightful and moving. Participants will also gain valuable knowledge in creating and maintaining their own social media account.

Space is limited to 35 participants per 2-session workshop (70 participants total). The workshops are free but advance registration is required. Registration includes admission to both sessions of each workshop, which are spaced 7 weeks apart. • Please register for ONLY one workshop : Both Monday, April 29th and May 6th workshop start dates are SOLD OUT but the WAITLIST is open and we expect that spots will open up, so please register for the waitlist.

When you register for either date, you will be automatically registered to attend the second corresponding session). • Workshop 1A/1B April 29/June 17, Workshop 2A/2B May 6/June 24 •

Capturing the Faces and Voices of Mom-and-Pop Storefronts is made possible in part with public funds from Creative Engagement, supported by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council and the New York State State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and administered by Lower Manhattan Cultural Council.  Done in partnership with the East Village Community Coalition.